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I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.

Martin Luther

If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need.
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Comfortable Eyes Fools Help Man Need Neighbor Ourselves Poor Wisdom World
Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach.
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Believe Company Live People Teaching
A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest pope without it.
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Greatness Myself Power Religious Simplicity
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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Alone Book God Ourselves Spiritual Time
I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!
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Commitment Death Deserve God Hell Himself Myself Satisfaction Suffering
It’s not what I don’t know that bothers me – it’s what I do know and don’t do!
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Action Myself
Pray like it all depends on God, then when you are done, go work like it all depends on you.
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God Inspirational Prayer Religious Yourself
Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
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Battle Choice Fight Goodness Prayer
The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.
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God Healing Himself Love Person
Ah, if I could only pray the way that dog looks at meat.
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Dog Myself Prayer View
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
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Company Friendship Goodness Love Marriage Relationship
A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing.
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Generosity Price Religion Suffering Worth
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
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Alive Breathe Impossible Inspirational Prayer
He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then I do not have it, and I am free.
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Christ Death Deep Freedom Himself Myself Religious Right Sin
The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.
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Book Drink God Oneself Religious
Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father’s heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.
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Eyes Father God Heart See Walk World
For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need.
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God Himself Myself Need Thankful
The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.
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Belief Hard Myself Prayer Result
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.
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Faith God Love People Person Religious Togetherness
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Deep Responsibility Silence Word Yourself
I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
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Faith God Guide Myself Path Way
Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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Faith God Prayer Willing
The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands.
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Grace Hands Love Lying Sin Trust
God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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Creation God Men Power
We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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Book Forget Listening Need Prayer Religious
The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.
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Expression God Learning Love Power Practice Talk
We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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Action Character Justice Right

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.

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